Which super PACs did Thomas Klingenstein fund in 2026?

Civic Renewal Fund Inc. ($5.0M), Fight for Kentucky ($2.5M), Glcf, Inc. ($100K).

Which candidates did Thomas Klingenstein's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

for Nate Morris (Kentucky Senate, about $1.6M, unknown); against Andy Barr (Kentucky Senate, about $643K, lost); for Ryan Elijah (Florida 7th District, about $236K, pending). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Thomas Klingenstein

Individual

Investment Counselor, Cohen Klingenstein LLC · New York

3 gifts to 3 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Thomas Klingenstein gave $7.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 91% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 6% ended up on the winning side ($212K won, $3.5M lost, with $2.0M in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$7.6M

91% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

$212K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$3.5M

$2.0M still being counted

Not spent yet

$1.9M

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques went

A person writing cheques from their own fortune. Each gift is split the way the group that received it split its spending between winners and losers, so a $10M cheque to a group that spent 80% on losers counts as $8M on the losing side.

✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Race not called yet Result not matched

Group	Gave	Won / lost
Civic Renewal Fund Inc.	$5.0M	$196K / $2.8M
Fight for Kentucky $253K not spent yet	$2.5M	$0 / $643K
Glcf, Inc.	$100K	$16K / $84K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Thomas Klingenstein's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Thomas Klingenstein's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Nate Morris	Kentucky Senate (primary)	Supporting	$1.6M	Unknown
Andy Barr	Kentucky Senate (primary)	Attacking	$643K	✗ No
Ryan Elijah	Florida 7th District	Supporting	$236K	Counting
Eli Crane	Arizona 2nd District	Supporting	$218K	Counting
Laurie Buckhout	North Carolina 1st District	Supporting	$213K	✗ No
Dan Green	Florida 9th District	Supporting	$208K	Counting
Rob Wittman	Virginia 1st District	Supporting	$195K	Counting
Brian Fitzpatrick	Pennsylvania 1st District	Supporting	$189K	✗ No
Jenny Costa Honeycutt	South Carolina 1st District	Supporting	$176K	Counting
Max Miller	Ohio 7th District	Supporting	$176K	✗ No
Aaron Flint	Montana 1st District	Supporting	$174K	✗ No
Casey Askar	Florida 22nd District	Supporting	$164K	✗ No

Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Thomas Klingenstein spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Thomas Klingenstein gave $7.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 91% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 6% ended up on the winning side ($212K won, $3.5M lost, with $2.0M in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Thomas Klingenstein fund in 2026?: Civic Renewal Fund Inc. ($5.0M), Fight for Kentucky ($2.5M), Glcf, Inc. ($100K).
Which candidates did Thomas Klingenstein's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: for Nate Morris (Kentucky Senate, about $1.6M, unknown); against Andy Barr (Kentucky Senate, about $643K, lost); for Ryan Elijah (Florida 7th District, about $236K, pending). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.